With Android N being just a preview release meant for developers and users who like to live on the bleeding edge like you and me, apps are likely to misbehave, processes will become unresponsive, and thus you are bound to see the Force Close pop-up much more often than you are used to on more stable Android releases.

However, as users get more and more of these pop-ups, the system seems to recognize responsible apps and offer more options than you are used to seeing in previous versions of Android. First, here are the usual force close options that you'll see on the first few instances of an application crashing. They simply offer the option to restart the app, close it, and send feedback if the developer has implemented that.

Regular Force Close pop-up

However, when an app "keeps stopping," Android N will change its language and get a bit more impatient with the misbehavior. There's a new "Reset and restart app" option which doesn't do a full data wipe on the app like you might have guessed from the wording. It only stops all processes and cold launches the app again. The simple "restart," by comparison, seems to be a faster close and relaunch. We're not exactly sure of the difference, but our tipster Daniel Ciao attempts a small explanation that you can read through.

Android N can get really annoyed by troublesome apps

And it seems like the system might get to a higher level of annoyance with culprit apps and offer another "Mute until device restarts" option that stops the app's processes completelyedit: more likely, stops the app crashes from pestering you, until you restart your phone.

Alternate title: Android N Disciplines Naughty Apps With Slaps On The Wrist, Grounding, And Full Time-Outs

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Besides, if I hold his breath maybe I could smell what the rock was cooking.

Boolean Corporation

*tips hat and nods in approval*

bobEveryman

That really bothers me... I have an original G Watch, with no buttons, and the only easy way to power it back on is to pop it on the charger for a second.

Now that I think about it, there is a tiny button on the underside of the watch near the charging pins, maybe that can turn the watch on when away from the charger? But you'd need a paperclip or thumbtack to push it, so I wouldn't say it's convenient.

Marcelove

That's one thing I never understood: why Google thinks that when we choose to cut device's power, we always would do that for a good length of time (power off) and never to use it again a few seconds later (reboot)...

blackice85

There actually is a restart, it's just not in a menu so it's not intuitive if you aren't already aware of it.

Đức Thành

If you're referring to holding the power button for 10 sec to restart, that's actually not a restart but simply hardware force powering off the device and then starting it up again.

blackice85

Right, but for most people there's no functional difference.

pfmiller

It's the equivalent of yanking the power cord. Not a good idea and it can result in data loss or other problems.

Cerberus_tm

They want to pretend that you never need to reboot your phone for any reason (unlike Windows).